Shower Floor Pitch

For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in.

Shower floor pitch. The first is a single layer shower floor which can then be coated with redgard or a similar product or covered with kerdi to waterproof it. The other is a normal shower floor with a liner which will have two layers a preslope the liner then the top slope which is then tiled. Above the top of the drain all the way around the pan. Taper x 36 in.

In order to install a proper shower floor the base of the shower has to have a proper slope for drainage. In this case the farthest point from the drain was a corner 36 in. If the wall is 3 feet from the drain the cement should rise by 3 4 inches as it goes from the drain to the wall starting at the half inch depth around the drain for a total height of 1 1 4 inches at the wall. Per foot but that is okay.

Away so i made the pitch 3 4 in. Shower areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in. From the floor drain. A 2 slope will probably ensure better drainage we could also find no slope tolerance for use when a floor slope is specified.

Screws and tape included. Quick pitch standard kit permits construction of a standard 36 in. Sold 6 per package. The quick pitch float stick system permits easy construction of shower floors with the proper minimum water drainage slope of 1 4 per 12 run.

The recommended slope for flat roofs is usually 1 1 8 inch per foot or 2 1 4 inch per foot according to the professional handbook of building construction published by john wiley sons new york. Generally you want 1 4 in. This series of posts will describe the latter. Shower floor slope to efficiently drain the recommended minimum slope for a shower floor is about 4 percent or a 1 2 inch drop per every 12 inches from the shower walls to the drain.

With quick pitch this is easily accomplishable. To determine the proper slope measure from the drain to each wall and figure a quarter inch of slope per foot of length.